No. 4 Duke 97, Florida Atlantic 64: Rodney Hood scored a career-high 28 points and freshman Jabari Parker registered his first double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds as the host Blue Devils routed the Owls.
Hood went 8-of-11 from the floor and Parker was 7-for-13 to lead Duke (2-1), which won its 103rd consecutive non-conference home game. Andre Dawkins added 17 points off the bench, going 5-for-8 from 3-point range.
Pablo Bertone scored 17 points and Justin Raffington collected 14 points and eight rebounds in a reserve role for Florida Atlantic (1-2). Richard Morrow added 11 points for the Owls.
The Blue Devils never trailed, racing to a 15-3 lead in the first 4:33 and cruising from there. They pushed it to 25 on consecutive 3-pointers by Dawkins and led 52-29 at halftime.
Duke opened it up even more with a 15-4 run to start the second half, going up 67-33 when Hood slammed home his own missed jumper. The Owls didn't get closer than 27 the rest of the way.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Duke went 17-of-24 from the foul line, an improvement over its 16-for-28 showing in Tuesday's loss to Kansas. … Hood and Parker have combined for at least 38 points in each of the Blue Devils' first three games. … Duke was 12-of-23 from 3-point range, while Florida Atlantic went 4-for-15 from behind the arc.
Florida Atlantic | Duke | |
Pablo Bertone 17 | Scoring | Rodney Hood 28 |
Marquan Botley 2 | Assists | Quinn Cook 8 |
Kelvin Penn 9 | Rebounds | Jabari Parker 10 |
Marquan Botley 4 | Free Throws Made | Rodney Hood 12 |
Jackson Trapp 2 | Steals | Quinn Cook 2 |
Kelvin Penn 4 | Blocks | Amile Jefferson 1 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Florida Atlantic | 64 | 37.1 | 4-15 | 14-24 | 10 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
Duke | 97 | 54.8 | 12-23 | 17-24 | 19 | 37 | 3 | 8 | 9 |